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Mark Lathwell
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Mark Nicholas Lathwell

Born: 26 December 1971, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Major Teams: Somerset, England.
Known As: Mark Lathwell
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: England v Australia at Nottingham, 3rd Test, 1993
Latest Test:
England v Australia at Leeds, 4th Test, 1993

First Class Debut:
Somerset v Sri Lankans at Taunton, 1991

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 22/07/1993)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    2    4   0    78   33   19.50  39.00   0   0    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1991 - 2001)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  156  272  11  8727  206   33.43  12  57  105   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             190.4   42   721   13  55.46  2-21    0   0  88.0  3.78

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1990 - 2001)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  167  161   5  4409  121   28.26   5  26   47   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              39.1   193    1 193.00  1-23    0   0 235.0  4.92

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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When Mark Lathwell first appeared on the first-class scene a bright international future seemed assured. The Somerset members soon took to the locally brought up boy who possessed all the shots. Emerging at about the same time as Andrew Caddick, the two young men were heralded as representing an exciting new era after some dour years at Taunton. Shrewd judges of the game expressed delight in his talent. "He's the best young player I've ever seen," Bob Cottam said in 1993, the year of Lathwell's Test debut. The Cricket Writers also awarded him the accolade of Young Player Of The Year at the end of that season.

After a year with the Lord's ground staff, some Young England games in 1991, and an excellent first full season in 1992, Lathwell was selected for the A tour of Australia, and won his county cap. He batted beautifully, and ensured with an innings of 175 against Tasmania that he started the following season in the forefront of the selectors' thoughts. A successful start to the following summer, with some awesome batting at county level, led to his being chosen for the early season One-Day Internationals against Australia. He didn't play in any of the games, and perhaps could have been made more welcome in the dressing room. An introverted character, Lathwell gives the impression of preferring a quiet day at Taunton to the spotlight of Test Match cricket.

A groundswell of popular opinion saw him elevated to the Test team in a time of crisis. The call for "new faces" saw him debuting in the same match as Graham Thorpe, Mark Ilott and Martin McCague, and he was not alone in finding the Australian tourists of the time adept at exploiting any weakness or inexperience. He seemed over-awed by the occasion, and admitted to surprise at how many people attended a Test Match. However, his debut at Nottingham was satisfactory (he scored 53 in his two innings, opening with Michael Atherton), but he failed under pressure at Leeds and was afforded no patience by desperate selectors.

On the next A tour (to South Africa 1993-94) his form capitulated, to the extent that he averaged just 17. Despite a good season in 1994, with over 1200 runs and a double century against a strong Surrey at Bath, there was no recall to international colours. Technical problems became more apparent. Minimal foot movement and a propensity to fiddle outside the off-stump resulted in an over reliance on excellent eyes and strong wrists. The natural, carefree style of the early 90s was replaced with self-conscious and deliberate batting. He missed most of the 1999 season and much of 2000 due to injury.

No longer an automatic choice at county level, Lathwell continued to produce moments of brilliance that demonstrated his inherent class, in particular the wristy flicks and flowing drives that are his hallmark. However increasing competition for places in the Somerset side eventually prompted him to retire from first-class cricket at the age of 30. (Copyright CricInfo March 2002)

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 13:59:19 GMT


 
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